1 Samuel 11
1 Unya miadto si Nahas nga Amonihanon ug gialirongan ang Jabes Galaad. Ang tanang kalalakihan sa Jabes Gilead nag-ingon kang Nahas, “Paghimo ug kasabotan kanamo, ug moalagad kami kanimo.”
About a month later, King Nahash of Ammon [led his army across the Jordan River, and they] surrounded Jabesh [city] in [the] Gilead [region]. But all the men of Jabesh [went and] said to Nahash, “Make an agreement/treaty with us [not to kill us], and then we will let you rule us.”
2 Mitubag si Nahas nga Amonihanon, “Makigsabot ako kaninyo sa kondisyon, nga lugiton ko ang tanan ninyong tuong mga mata, ug niini nga paagi mapakaulawan ang tibuok Israel.”
Nahash replied, “I will do that if you do one thing. Allow us to gouge out all the right eyes of your people. By doing that we will cause the people [in other countries] to despise all you Israeli people.”
3 Unya mitubag ang mga kadagkoan sa Jabes kaniya, “Biyai kami sulod sa pito ka mga adlaw, aron nga makapadala kami ug mga mensahero sa tibuok dapit sa Israel. Unya, kung wala gayoy moluwas kanamo, itugyan namo ang among kaugalingon kanimo.”
The leaders of Jabesh replied, “Do not attack us for the next seven days. During that time, we will send messengers throughout Israel [to tell them what you are demanding]. If no one will help us, then we will (surrender to you/allow you to do to us whatever you want).”
4 Sa pag-abot sa mensahero sa Gabaon, kung asa nagpuyo si Saul, ug nagsugilon sa mga tawo kung unsa ang nahitabo. Ang tibuok katawhan mihilak sa makusog.
[Being very confident that his army was very superior, Nahash agreed. So the leaders of Jabesh sent messengers throughout Israel]. When the messengers came to Gibeah, which was [the city] where Saul lived, and they told the people there about the situation, everyone started to cry.
5 Karon nagsunod si Saul sa iyang mga baka gikan sa uma. Miingon si Saul, “Naunsa man kining mga tawo nganong nanghilak man sila?” Gisultihan nila si Saul kung unsa ang giingon sa mga tawo sa Jabes.
At that time, Saul was plowing in the field. When he returned home, he asked, “Why are all the people [crying]?” So they told him what the messengers from Jabesh had reported.
6 Sa dihang nadungog ni Saul ang ilang giingon, ang Espiritu sa Dios mikunsad kaniya, ug nasuko siya pag-ayo.
Then God’s Spirit came powerfully upon Saul, and he became very angry [because of what Nahash wanted to do].
7 Gikuha niya ang pangdaro nga torong baka, ug gitadtad kini, ug gipadala niya kini sa mga mesahero ngadto sa tibuok ginsakopan sa Israel. Miingon siya, “Si bisan kinsa ang dili mogawas ug mosunod kang Saul ug kang Samuel, mao usab kini ang buhaton kaniya sama sa torong baka.” Unya nahadlok ang katawhan kang Yahweh, ug nanggula silang tanan ingon nga usa ka tawo.
He took two of his oxen [and killed them] and cut them into pieces. Then he sent messengers [carrying those pieces] throughout Israel to tell people this message: “Saul says that [he cut this ox in pieces, and that he] will do the same thing to the oxen of anyone who refuses to come with him and Samuel to fight [the army from Ammon]!” Then Yahweh caused all the people of Israel to be afraid of what Saul might do to them (OR, of what Yahweh might do to them) [if they did not go and help Saul]. So the men all gathered together.
8 Sa dihang gitigom niya sila sa Besek, ang katawhan sa Israel mikabat ug 300, 000, ug 30, 000 ang mga tawo sa Juda.
When Saul gave them all weapons at Bezek, he saw that there were 300,000 Israeli men there, as well as 30,000 men from the tribe of Judah.
9 Gisultihan nila ang miabot nga mga mensahero, “Sultihi ninyo ang mga tawo sa Jabes Galaad, “Ugma, sa dili pa ang kaudtohon, pagaluwason kamo.” Busa milakaw ang mga mensahero ug gisultihan ang mga tawo sa Jabes, ug nangalipay sila.
So Saul sent messengers back to the people at Jabesh to tell them, “We will rescue/save you by noontime tomorrow.” When the people of Jabesh heard that message, they were very joyful/happy.
10 Unya ang mga tawo sa Jabes miingon kang Nahas, “Ugma itugyan na namo kanimo ang among mga kaugalingon, ug mahimo mo na kanamo ang bisan unsa nga makaayo kanimo.”
Then the men of Jabesh told [Nahash], “Tomorrow we will surrender to you, and then you can do to us whatever you want to.”
11 Pagkasunod nga adlaw gibahin ni Saul ang mga tawo sa tulo ka bahin. Miadto sila sa tungatunga sa kampo sa pagkakadlawon, ug gisulong ug gipildi nila ang mga Amonihanon hangtod sa pagkaudto. Kadtong nakaikyas nagkatibulaag, busa walay tagduha nga nagkauban kanila sa pag-ikyas.
But before the sun rose the next morning, Saul [and his army arrived. He] divided them into three groups. They rushed into the camp of the soldiers from Ammon, and attacked them. By noontime they had killed most of them, and those who were not killed scattered. Each of them who ran away ran away alone.
12 Unya ang katawhan miingon kang Samuel, “Kinsa ba kadtong miingon nga, “Si Saul ba ang maghari kanato?' Dad-a kadtong mga tawhana, aron ato silang patyon.”
Then the people [of Jabesh] said to Samuel, “Where are those men who said that they did not want Saul to be our king? Bring them here, and we will kill them!”
13 Apan miingon si Saul, “Walay usa nga pagapatyon karong adlawa, tungod kay karong adlawa giluwas ni Yahweh ang Israel.”
But Saul replied, “[No], we are not going to execute anyone today, because this is the day that Yahweh has saved us Israeli people. [It is a day to rejoice, not to kill anyone].”
14 Unya miingon si Samuel ngadto sa katawhan, “Dali kamo, moadto kita sa Gilgal ug bag-ohon ang gingharian didto.”
Then Samuel said to the people, “Let’s all go to Gilgal, and there we will again proclaim [that Saul is] our king.”
15 Busa ang tanang katawhan nangadto sa Gilgal ug gihimo nga hari si Saul sa atubangan ni Yahweh. Didto naghalad sila sa halad sa pakigdait sa atubangan ni Yahweh, ug si Saul ug ang tibuok katawhan sa Israel nagmaya pag-ayo.
So they went to Gilgal. There, knowing that Yahweh was watching, they proclaimed that Saul was their king. Then they offered sacrifices to enable them to maintain fellowship with Yahweh. And Saul and all the other Israeli people were very happy.
